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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: High kbps/Low kbps power consumptionRe: High kbps/Low kbps power consumption
From: Jon Drukman <jsd_at_cluttered.com>
Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2003 18:01:27 -0700 At 04:43 PM 6/5/2003, stevem_at_gator.net wrote: >Boy, I wish that was true of my unit. It barfs at 55% on my >320kpbs-encoded MP3s. > ><groan> > >Yes, I'm a bit of an extremist about sound quality, too - even on a JBR >20. I'm loathe to give up any kbps. But, heh, 128 or 160 or 170 is better >than nothing. And when I play the 320 kbps and the battery's down to half, >I start getting long silences and 'confused' hard drive reads. if you can consistently hear the difference between a LAME "--preset standard" mp3 (average 170-190K) and a 320K mp3 you must have incredible ears. i say this as an audio engineer and musician who listens to mp3's all day long through a $500 digital soundcard into a digital mixer into studio-quality flat frequency response monitors. also if you're listening through the archos built in headphone output, that is going to compromise the sound much worse than the lower bitrate mp3 encoding. -jsd- Received on 2003-06-06 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |